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Leeds United is a football club located in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It was founded in 1904, but it was called Leeds City Club when it was first established. After the dissolution of Leeds City in 1919, Leeds United was officially established.

In the 20th century, Leeds United had a glorious period, that is, after Don Rivet became the team's head coach, but after Don Rivet left, Leeds United began to decline. From the beginning of the 98-99 season, Leeds United hired David O'Reilly as the team's head coach, so the fate of Leeds United began to be divided between ice and fire. , O'Reilly qualified for the UEFA Cup in the first season he joined, and in the 99-00 season, the league won the third place and qualified for the UEFA Champions League, and reached the semi-finals in the UEFA Cup.

This also made O'Reilly's reputation in Leeds United reach its peak, so Leeds United began to use loans to squander in the football market. Rio Ferdinand, Viduka, Duckett, and Robbie Keane all joined Leeds United one after another. , and there are talented players like Kewell, Bowyer, Hart, Alan Smith, and Woodgate in the team. For a while, Leeds United was also called the Young Guards by fans in Europe.

Leeds United used loans to sign large-scale signings. Originally, they wanted to qualify for the Champions League and use the cost of TV broadcasting and sponsorship to make up for the big financial gap, but what the club chairman Peter Ridsdale did not expect was that 00 In the 01 season, Leeds United only finished fourth in the league and did not qualify for the Champions League next season. In this season's Champions League, they were finally eliminated by Valencia in the semi-finals. It made Leeds United's finances worse, but this season Leeds United did not restrain themselves, but continued to invest heavily in the transfer market, introducing Seth Johnson and Robbie Fowler successively, but this season in O'Reilly's Under the leadership of Leeds United, they only finished fifth in the league and did not qualify for the Champions League as they wished.

The current largest shareholder of Leeds United is Ridsdale, who owns 27% of the shares of Leeds United. The second largest shareholder is John McKenzie, who owns 10.3% of the shares of Leeds United. The others are Some scattered shareholders.

Jiang Feng, who had finished the championship parade, returned home, received an email from Mendes, and looked at the finalized acquisition target in the email.

According to the plan given by Mendes, now is the best time to acquire Leeds United.

After reading the information, Jiang Feng immediately called Mendes.

"Hi, Jorge, I received the email and just finished reading it. Can you explain to me more carefully? Why Leeds United is the best choice."

"Jiang, according to the investigation of my friends here, the two largest shareholders of Leeds United are now seeking to sell their shares, and you also know that because the current European economy is not very prosperous, so far no one has thought about Leeds United. , especially those who have a certain understanding of Leeds United, so the price can be negotiated, and the most important point is that my friend found out that Leeds United has reached an agreement with Manchester United in private. Leeds United's central defender and their captain, Rio Ferdinand, will move to Manchester United. Although the transfer fee is not clear yet, according to my estimation, it will not be less than 2500 million pounds, and from this we can see that Leeds United's financial It has come to a very critical time, otherwise the team's leading star will not be sold off."

"Then how much money do you think will be needed to complete the acquisition of Leeds United? I hope it will be an absolute controlling stake. I don't want someone to use some kind of board of directors to pressure me. Is there any specific debt that can be calculated?"

"Jiang, my friend can only give you an approximate figure on this point. If you want to complete more than 50% of the holdings, you need at least 4500 million pounds. In addition, if the transfer of Leeds United and Manchester United can be completed publicly The acquisition was completed before, so the actual debt is not much, and it is estimated to be around 3000-4000 million pounds. In fact, my friend here thinks how much you need to worry about this debt, because if you announce it with your current reputation If I join Leeds United, I believe I should be able to get off to a good start with the sponsors."

"Well, Jorge, let's decide on Leeds United. I will arrange a team to go to England immediately and contact you directly. In addition, I want to officially hire your friend's financial investigation company as the negotiator for this acquisition. My After the team is over, I will focus on your friend, Jorge, I hope you can help me with this acquisition."

"Oh, my God! Jiang, he will be very happy. He has been whispering in my ears that he is your fan. Don't worry, Jiang. He is a very, very professional person and will definitely put This matter is settled. I will ask him to send you a contract later, and you can sign it when the time comes."

"Okay, Jorge, thank you! Goodbye!"

After finishing the call with Mendes, Jiang Feng was a little excited. In just two years, he would become the owner of a club. In the future, he would no longer be restrained by anyone, and he would be able to walk on this road more smoothly. .

After calming down a little, Jiang Feng quickly contacted his uncle.

"Uncle, you can arrange someone to go to England. I will send the information to your email later. My agent will arrange it when I arrive in England. I will also find a person in charge there."

"Okay, Xiaofeng, I'll arrange for someone to go there right away, how much will it cost?"

"Uncle, I'm afraid it's a bit much. It is estimated that 5 million yuan is needed to achieve a controlling stake, and then the team's debt needs to be about 5 million yuan, but the debt problem can be solved slowly."

"In this way, Xiaofeng, the account your grandfather left to your mother has 8 million, and I will give you another [-] million. This way, you don't need to find a way out of the World Cup. I still think that risky."

"Uncle, it's okay, as long as the person you find can ensure trust, there will be no problem."

"Okay, why are you so stubborn, kid, I'll prepare the money for you, and if it's really like what you said, I'll get the money back, okay!"

"Okay, thank you uncle."

"Thank you, we are a family, so let's do this first, I will arrange people to leave now."

"Well, goodbye, uncle!"

After hanging up the phone, Jiang Feng also knew that this matter was basically done. After his own future was determined, there was one important thing left for Jiang Feng, which was the upcoming European Champions Cup It's the final.